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dop [dop 词源字典]: "A drink, especially of brandy or other spirits", South African Dutch, 'shell, husk'.[dop etymology, dop origin, 英语词源]
diamantine: "Made from or reminiscent of diamonds", Mid 16th century (in the sense 'hard as diamond'): from French diamantin, from diamant 'diamond'.
deflagrate: "Burn or cause to burn away with a sudden flame and rapid, sharp combustion", Early 18th century: from Latin deflagrat- 'burnt up', from the verb deflagrare, from de- 'away, thoroughly' + flagrare 'to burn'.
docudrama: "A dramatized television film based on real events", 1960s: from docu- + drama.
dysphagia: "Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, as a symptom of disease", Late 18th century: modern Latin, from dys- + Greek phagia 'eating' (from phagein 'eat').
docusoap: "A documentary following people in a particular occupation or location over a period of time", 1990s: from docu- + soap.
dicotyledon: "A flowering plant with an embryo that bears two cotyledons (seed leaves). Dicotyledons constitute the larger of the two great divisions of flowering plants, and typically have broad stalked leaves with net-like veins (e.g. daisies, hawthorns, oaks)", Early 18th century: from modern Latin dicotyledones (plural), from di- 'two' + cotyledon (see cotyledon).
diametrical: "(Of opposites) complete; absolute", Mid 16th century (in sense 2): from Greek diametrikos (from diametros 'measuring across': see diameter) + -al.
domiciliary: "Concerned with or occurring in someone’s home", Late 19th century: from French domiciliaire, from medieval Latin domiciliarius, from Latin domicilium 'dwelling' (see domicile).
dragonet: "A marine fish which often lies partly buried in the seabed. The male is brightly coloured", Middle English (denoting a small dragon): from Old French, diminutive of dragon 'dragon'.
dissoluble: "Able to be dissolved, loosened, or disconnected", Mid 16th century: from Latin dissolubilis, from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve).
differentia: "A distinguishing mark or characteristic", Late 17th century: from Latin, literally 'difference', from different- 'carrying away' (see different).
didi: "An older sister or older female cousin (often as a proper name or form of address)", From Hindi dīdī.
doona: "A quilted eiderdown or duvet", 1970s: perhaps from Swedish dun (see down²).
de trop: "Not wanted; unwelcome", Mid 18th century: French, literally 'excessive'.
dunt: "Bump into or hit heavily", Late Middle English: perhaps a variant of dint.
dioptre: "A unit of refractive power, which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length (in metres) of a given lens", Late 16th century (originally as diopter, denoting an alidade): from French, from Latin dioptra, from Greek, from di- 'through' + optos 'visible'. The term was used in the early 17th century to denote an ancient form of theodolite; the current sense dates from the late 19th century.
druther: "One’s preference in a matter", Late 19th century: from a US regional pronunciation of I'd rather, contraction of would rather.
divaricate: "Stretch or spread apart; diverge widely", Early 17th century: from Latin divaricat- 'stretched apart', from the verb divaricare, from di- (expressing intensive force) + varicare 'stretch the legs apart' (from varicus 'straddling').
dubbin: "Prepared grease used for softening and waterproofing leather", Early 19th century: alteration of dubbing, present participle of dub¹ (sense 3).